Hi,

My HOA is trying to past a provision to the bylaws to conduct background checks on homeowners and the HOA requested each home to vote. After voting no, i was approached by the HOA president to ask me to change the vote even after I’d submitted the vote with my signature. Is this legal?

Also, I’d heard from friends from the board that board members are grouping together to harass me. Is this appropriate for an HOA to conduct matters in this fashion?

Thanks,

Paul

We recently had our water pipe from the meter to the house break due to a tree root (which is under total control of the HOA). The tree is fifteen years old and its crown (drip line) hangs well over the area where the pipe is. The situation has been confirmed by the HOA Board. The board has recently removed many, smaller trees due to invasion of roots, etc. We bought our home two years ago.

Question: Does the HOA bear responsibility for the repair of the pipe even though the CC&Rs state the HOA is not responsible for buried water pipes?

Two parts: Is it true that hoa covenants provide an “extra layer” of protection and/or restriction to it’s members on top of state law? Second, if that’s true, and the covenants require a 70% written agreement to amend the covenants, can the hoa board sidestep this provision by citing state law, which allows in absence of a ballot or no-vote to be counted as a yes to amend the covenants?

Does an HOA have the right to spend our dues for specific childrens’ activities such as parties and parades with prizes bought with my dues money? (We don’t have any children)

What about prizes given to individuals for Christmas and Easter celebrations, such as buying parties aupplies and awarding gifts/prizes for best costumes, etc.?

Thank you–LB

Can an association be mandatory in a subdivision if there are several houses that are excluded from the association?

Q1. What Specific LA Statute numbers covers recovery of Attorney Fees when the HOA is not the prevailing party,or contract law’s reciprical clause, or fairness rights? New Orleans, LA

Q2. What Specific LA Statute numbers or Federal Law Statute covers Federal Declared Disaster Area re: Katrina, and HOA’s suing or enforcing covenants
under LA Art 779 Injunctive Relief during or after the fact?

My husband purchased a townhouse near our home when we were separated. We got back together and could not sell the townhouse so we rented the propertry instead of going into foreclosure. The HOA is sueing us for renting the property. What can we do?

When we moved in to our condo back in April of this year. I have three children and somehow my son was left off the associations papers. Now our HOA chairman is telling me we have to pay an additional $75 by monday. (he just stopped me in the lot today)

Is an Adhoc committee of an HOA, such as the Architectural Control Committee, required to kep minutes of their meetings and items discussed, resolved, etc.?

Our HOA is out of control. There is one man who has basically taken control of the board. He does not give out any information or allow the contact of owners to other board members. He is paying his self a salary from the HOA, he is in control of the HOA financial documents etc. This person is not even an owner. He is simply a renter and employee of the HOA. We have got a group of owners who would like to take over the board and have this person removed. What/how can we do this?